MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY , PETTY TRADERS AND SIERRA LEONE - TopicsExpress



          

MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY , PETTY TRADERS AND SIERRA LEONE TRADERS UNION FAMILIARIZATION TOUR IN SEGBWEMA. MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ALHAJI USMAN BOIE KAMARA KEY NOTE ADDRESS: Am happy to be in this historic town of Segbwema. I can vividly recall the days of those wonderful companies that used to operate in this town, hope we can get this town back to those worth remembering days. Government recognize the deplorable conditions of traders in our country, hence we put aside certain amount of cash to uplift their business and their lives. We encourage you to register and be part of this loan. I can put it to you that the cash is not sufficient to spread it out to all traders in the country at once; but we shall do it on a rotational bases. We shall continue with these tours. The Agenda For Prosperity is for every Sierra Leonean as long as you work hard. We shall visit all major trading towns and villages in this country to know their plights and determine a concrete solution with them. You need to be part of the process to know better and design lasting solutions. Government is also setting up Technical Vocational Institute to capacitate the skills of the young in our country. We are also working on strategies to work with companies operating in this country to crate an avenue whereby traders in this country will start to supply them their basic good s. Chairman Ishaka Kamara Segbwema Njaluhun Chiefdom. Pleaded with The Minister to come to their rescue on the area of loan. He condemned the manner in which the Traders Union issued loans to their members within the District. Chiefdom speaker: Complained on the lack of toilet opportunities in the market. He commend the Government for their marvelous contribution in the construction of the road. Youth Chairman: Thanks and appreciation to The Minister for taking the initiative to conduct a tour to know the problems of traders within the country. Please note the deplorable conditions of youth as well as most traders are youth. Trade has change the lives of many youth in the country and its imperative our Ministry recognize and do something on that as well. Our community Banks has failed to change the lives of the community because the loan rate is very high and the duration to repay the loan is very short. Happy to see you around and we commend you for taking the initiative to come down to our communities and feel our problem with us. You remain the only sitting Minister to positively demonstrate respect, tolerance, and total love for your people whilst still in office. God bless you!
Posted on: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:13:23 +0000

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